Why can I let my children, spouse, friend, roommate, colleague, research assistant, employee, supervisor, etc. use my computer account?
The security of shared resources depends to a very large extent on the security of passwords. The University is required by Internet RFC1173 to be able to trace back all communications to individual users; this is why individual users are held responsible for any activity associated with their own accounts. Disclosure of passwords, even to someone you trust implicitly, means that you have voluntarily given up control over your account, and means that you have allowed an unauthorized user access to the resources for which you have been entrusted. The same applies to allowing other persons to use your account once you have logged on. In addition, some software in use at the University, including shared databases, is licensed for the sole use of students, staff and faculty of NipissingUniversityand to other authorized users, and its use by any other person constitutes a violation of the University’s licensing agreements.
